2.0 HR. (OC)
*Prerequisite: Admission to the Medical Laboratory Technician Program, Phlebotomist Program, or department approval One lecture hour and two laboratory hours per week or equivalent. This course is an introduction to the clinical laboratory: its functions, its personnel structure, and its relationship to the total healthcare system. Venipuncture techniques, micro puncture techniques, phlebotomy equipment, safe practices, and medico legal aspects are also studied. One lecture and two laboratory hour per week or equivalent. (formally CLT 110)
*Prerequisite: Admission to the Medical Laboratory Technician Program, Phlebotomist Program, or department approval One lecture hour and two laboratory hours per week or equivalent. This course is an introduction to the clinical laboratory: its functions, its personnel structure, and its relationship to the total healthcare system. Venipuncture techniques, micro puncture techniques, phlebotomy equipment, safe practices, and medico legal aspects are also studied. One lecture and two laboratory hour per week or equivalent. (formally CLT 110)